Dan Wiener

Dan Wiener

Recent Articles

Time to Give Up on Those Low-Yielding Money Market Funds?

By Dan Wiener

Money market fund yields are low and likely headed lower before year-end. But before you panic or make a bad move based on incomplete and rapidly changing data, you need to read this.

Vanguard to Offer New Bond Index Funds

By Dan Wiener

Here's a closer look at Vanguard's seven new bond index funds and what they could offer your portfolio.

The Best Vanguard Funds for Your 401(k)

By Dan Wiener

If your retirement nest egg sits with Vanguard, you potentially have access to a lot of great funds without leaving the Vanguard family. Here are my top picks.

The Growth Fund You’ve Always Wanted To Own But Couldn’t

By Dan Wiener

I call this growth fund a "secret" fund because it's not even a Vanguard fund. But it could be, because it's practically identical to three of Vanguard's very best funds. And instead of the 1%, 1-year back-end load on Vanguard's funds, it's only got a two-month required holding period. But who cares? This fund's a long-term keeper.

Don’t Kill the 401(k) Just Yet

By Dan Wiener

It's no joke that many have lost a significant portion of their retirement savings in the last year, as those in the media and financial world are questioning the value of these savings vehicles. But while everyone is lamenting the market drop and wondering whether investors will be able to "make up" their losses in time, one major point is being overlooked.

Taxable Bonds: The New Dividend Play

By Dan Wiener

Investment-grade bond yields are the new dividends, and investors can make good money taking a modicum of risk today. Keep reading to learn the names of two funds to buy and one investment to avoid.

Roth IRAs: Put Your Teen on the Retirement Fast-Track

By Dan Wiener

The thought of setting aside money for your child or grandchild's retirement may seem absurd, but the truth is there's no better time than now to put them ahead of the game -- and no better savings vehicle for it than a Roth IRA. Learn how this important and timely action could be the smartest move you make this year.

Do NOT Buy Vanguard’s Top Fund of 2008

By Dan Wiener

Vanguard has a tiny fund that returned 55% last year. But it doesn't look like 2009 will bring anywhere close to the 55% profit it saw in 2008. And investors who chase this fund's performance are going to get hammered. Get complete details, including the name of this fund to avoid, here.

Vanguard’s 6 Riskiest Funds

By Dan Wiener

If you own any Vanguard funds, please read this carefully. Several of Vanguard's biggest, most popular funds are among the most vulnerable you can own now. Sell these funds NOW. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now, today.

How Much Can Your Mutual Funds Lose?

By Dan Wiener

Forget all that Greek-alphabet-soup mumbo-jumbo about betas and gammas and deltas and the like. When it comes to risk, what really matters is how much money your investments might lose. My measure of Maximum Cumulative Loss, or MCL, does just that.

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